A blog about two cheetah cubs and their puppy companions

Recess!

As the weather offers up warmer days here and there, the cheetah boys and puppy girls get to go outside and play. The result? Lots of chasing, tumbling, and wrestling. Plus the occasional cheetah chirp-growl.

Actually, these kind of play sessions are an important part of growing up as a cheetah (or a puppy, for that matter). Play isn’t just all fun and games, even though the cubs and puppies are playing games and having fun. Playing helps the cheetahs practice stalking and chasing – skills that, in the wild, are vital to being a good hunter.

Playing also helps the cheetahs and the puppies bond, much like it would with human children (and adults)! Playing helps Ro, Reh, Reese, and Ruth learn about each other while they’re working off all of their energy – and as young cubs and puppies – they have a lot of that!